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Houston, Texas - 10 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Harmony Public Schools - Houston North #640 of 1044 districts in Texas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,557 per pupil, Harmony Public Schools - Houston North ranks #868 of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending (Texas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,731
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$11,557
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Harmony Public Schools - Houston North operates 10 public schools serving 6,731 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Texas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Harris County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,557 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 1202 Texas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Texas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.0% local, 79.7% state, and 17.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #640 of 1044 in Texas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (38 AP courses district-wide), a 650.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.2% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% African American, 10.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Harmony School of Achievement - Houston, with a diversity index of 74.0/100.
Harmony School of Excellence-Houston accounts for 15.4% of all Harmony Public Schools - Houston North student enrollment
That concentration means Harmony Public Schools - Houston North-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Harmony Public Schools - Houston North school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
Harmony Public Schools - Houston North school enrollment ranges from 395 students (lowest) to 1,165 students (highest), a spread of 770 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Harmony Public Schools - Houston North has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Harmony Public Schools - Houston North student-counselor ratio is 650:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Harmony Public Schools - Houston North chronic absenteeism rate is 23.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Harmony Public Schools - Houston North is typically wider than the Harmony Public Schools - Houston North-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Harmony Public Schools - Houston North's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Harmony Public Schools - Houston North?
Harmony Public Schools - Houston North has 10 schools, including 4 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 6,731 students.
How much does Harmony Public Schools - Houston North spend per student?
Harmony Public Schools - Houston North spends $11,557 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #640 in Texas.
What is the demographic composition of Harmony Public Schools - Houston North?
Harmony Public Schools - Houston North students are 53.2% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% African American, 10.5% Asian, 10.3% White, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Harmony Public Schools - Houston North?
Harmony Public Schools - Houston North has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #640 out of 1044 districts in Texas.